Door check and closer.



C. V. BERRY.

DOOR CHECK AND CLOSER.

APPLICATION FILED luLY a. 1915.

Patentd May 16, 1916.

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C. v. BERRY.l

DOOR CHECK AND CLOSER.-

APPLICATION FILED luLY 9.1915.

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THB CQLUMBIA PLANOURAPH C0., WASHINGTON'. D. c,

CHARLES V. BER-RY, 0F MANSFIELD, OHIO.

DOOR CHECK AND CLOSER.

Application led July 9, 1915.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that lf, CHARLES V. BERRY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Mansfield, in the county of Richland and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Door Checks and Closers; and l do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and eXact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention is a door check and closer which may be economically applied to a double acting door, as well as a single acting door.

A purpose of this invention is to provide an improved hinge for doors and the like, wherein the door closing, as well as the door checking mechanism may be included in a hinge element, the parts of the door closing mechanism acting upon Huid conlined within the hinged casing to serve as means to check the closing of the door.

rlhe arrangement is such that the 'door cannot be moved toward its closed position more rapidly than the fluid and a guiding element will permit, thereby preventing the door from closing too rapidly. Furthermore, the closed position of the door, with relation to its frame, may be readily adjusted without removing the door from its support or to any particular position. The control of the operation of the oil checking mechanism may be likewise effected by means exterior of the door and its hinge.

Further advantages will appear from the following detail description of the invention, taken in connection with the drawings.

While a preferred embodiment of the invention is `illustrated in the accompanying drawings, it is to be understood that the construction therein set forth is for the purposes of illustration only, and not as defining the limits of the invention.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view disclosing the hinge elements as arranged when the door is in its closed position. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the casing for the hinge. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view through the tubular piston stem,`with the piston in position thereon. Fig. 4 is a plan view, of the upper tang. Fig. 5 is a Plan view of the supporting and adjusting block. Fig. 6 is a vertical sec'- tional view disclosing the position of the coacting blocks when the door has been turned Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 16, 1916.

Serial No. 38,930.

from its closed position. Fig 7 is a plan view of the floor plate. Fig. 8 is an enlarged vertical sectional view through the base cam block. Fig. 9 is a side elevation of the upper tang. Fig. 10 is a side elevation o-f the supporting and adjusting block. Fig. l1 is a front elevation of the shaft and worm which coperates with the block of Fig. 10.

Referring more particularly to the embodiment of the invention disclosed in the drawings, the working members may be concealed by a suitable shield 1. The door is preferably cut away at the lower rear portion to provide space in the combined hinge and check, the hinge and check mechanism being supported on the door by an vupper tang indicated at 2 and a lower tang indicated at 3, which tangs are secured to the door by any suitable means. The upper tang is shown provided with a horizontal member 4 and a depending collar 5. Within the depending collar ,may be formed an angular aperture 6 within which may be positioned an angle wear plate 7 which may be adjustably mounted within the aperture 6 by any suitable means such as the screw 8. The upper portion of this horizontal plate 4 may be recessed to receive a cap plate 9 which may be secured in any suitable manner to .the tang plate member 4 either by pressing plate 9 into position or screw threading the edges thereof.

The lower tang 3 may be provided with an upstanding threaded projection 10 to receive a tubular casing 11. This projection 10 may be provided with a central aperture through which may extend a supporting post 12 of the base block 13. The upstanding member 10 may be recessed to receive suitable packing` 14 to be retained in position by a packing nut 15. The tubular casing 11 is adapted to receive a suitable fluid checking medium, such as oil, to be vpoured through the aperture 6 of the upper tang and secured in the tubular casing 11 by means of the cap plate 9 and the packing and nut 14, 15 respectively.

Within the tubular casing 11 is positioned a tubular piston stem 16, the upper end of which is shown rectangular as at 17 to engage the rectangular aperture 6 of the upper tang 2 to permit of reciprocating movement of the stem with relation to the tang 2, but prevent rotative movement of said stem. rlhe plate 7 within the aperture 6 is designed to engage a plurality of faces of the angular portion of the stem 16, and the adjusting screw 8 is designed to take up the wear on the angular part of the stem. Vithin the lower portion of the stem 16 is secured a piston indicated at 18 and which may be secured to the stem in any suitable manner. This piston is provided with a longitudinal restricted aperture 19 which registers with the passage 20 through the stem 16. This aperture19 may be provided with a suitable valve, shown as a ball 21, which is designed to engage the valve seat 22 when the fluid in the tubular casing 11 is forced upwardly through the passage 19 to check the flow of fiuid. The ball 21 may be limited in its downward movement by any suitable means, such as a pin 23. The piston 18 is shown provided with an arcuate groove indicated at 24 which extends from a point near the base of the piston, upwardly toward one side of the stem 2O and thence to a point 25, and thence downwardly to the other side near the base of the piston. If desired, two of these grooves 24 may bc provided on the stem 16.

Secured to the stem 16 is a riding block 26 which is shown provided with a cam surface 27, the face of the cam being shown substantially concentric with the edge of the groove 24.` This riding block 26 is designed to engage and coperate with the cam surface 28 of the base block 13, as shown in Figs. 1 and 6; The base block 13 may be provided with a lug 29, which may be an adjustable element suchas a screw to engage the arcuate groove 24 of the reciprocating piston. The screw lug 29 coperates with the groove 24 to limit the closing movement of the door, thereby serving as one ofl the checking means.

The base block 13 -is shown provided with a chamber 30 to receive the piston plunger 18; This chamber 30 is designed to contain the checking fluid, such asv oil. The base block 13 and its post 12 are provided with passages 31 and 32 which are joined at 33 near the base of the post. The passage 31 is designed to conduct the fluid from the chamber 30, around the juncture 33, which serves as a valve seat, thence through the passage 32 and upwardly to a transverse aperture 34.v The oil flowing upwardly at 34 may then pass over to the rear of the piston plunger 18V at its cut away portion,

to be positioned flush with the floor.

block 39 and to be secured thereto by the passage of a pin, shown as a tapered pin 40, which passes through the block 39 and the post 12. This block 39 may be provided with a bushing 41 adapted to house a part of the packing nut 15, and lalso a depending section 42 which is adapted to enter an aperture 43 of a floor plate 44 which is designed The blocl 39 is shown provided with a plurality of arms 45, 46, and withinthe space 47 between the arms 45, 46 there may be positioned a worm 48 mounted upon a shaft 49 which is adapted to be j ournaled in the arms 45 and 46. The shaft 49 is shown provided with means, such as the slots 50, for rotating the shaft and its worm 48. This worm is designed to engage a slot 51 in the floor plate for the purpose of adjusting the closed position of the door with relation to its frame. It is to be understood that any desired number of slots 51 may be provided in the floor plate 44, although only one of these slots is illustrated in the drawings. The plunger stem 16 may be provided with an aperture 52 to permit fluid contained within the tubular portion 20 to flow exterior of the stem 16 to lubricate the parts of the hinge. A suitable resilient element, shown as a helical spring 53, may be positioned between the shoulder'formed by the riding cam block 26 and the end of the depending section 5` of the upper tang, to resist the upward movement of the piston stem 16, which serves to return the door to its closed position.

It will be observed that when the door is moved to an open position, the fluid in the chamber 2O will be permitted to iiow freely toward chamber 30. As the door is moved to its closed position through the impulse of the resilient element 53, the plunger 18 compressesthe fiuid in chamber 30 and forces the fluid outwardly through passages'31 and 32 toward the rearv of the piston plunger 19, the oil endeavoring `to find its way back to the tube 20. The return movement of the door is also limited by the lug 29 engaging the arcuate groove 24. The passage of fluid through the apertures 31 and 32 may be controlled by the screw valve 36 exterior of the door casing to regulate the return movement of the door, and the return position of the door may be controlled by rotating the shaft 49 exterior of the door mechanism, as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

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1. In a door check and closer, a casing a as a reservoir for fluid, a stationary element movable within the casing coperating with the piston, said stationary element having a fluid chamber within which the piston operates, means of communication between said reservoir and said chamber, and means vvhereby said piston may be reciprocated.

2. A door check and closer comprising` a casing, a stationary element, movable Within the casing, a reciprocating element in said casing and adapted to be actuated by the movement of a door, and resilient means to retain the reciprocating element in a predetermined position, said stationary element being provided with a chamber to receive iiuid confined Within the casing to beracted upon by the reciprocating element for retarding the movement of the latter.

3. A door check and closer comprising stationary element movable Within the casing having a base block provided With a Huid chamber, a reciprocating element adapted to be actuated by the movement of a door, a piston carried by the reciprocating element and adapted to operate in said chamber and to have itsmovement cushioned by the Huid contained therein, a substantially V-shaped passage leading from said chamber through said base block to the rear of said piston for the passage of fluid when acted upon by the piston and means to control the flow of liquid through said pas` sage.

el. In a device of the class described, a stationary element including` a base block provided with a chamber, a reciprocating element having a riding block to coperate with the base block, a piston carried by the -reciprocating element to operate in said chamber, and means on the base block to engage a guide on the reciprocating element.

5. In a device of the class described, a stationary element including a base block provided With a cam surface, a reciprocating element having a riding` block provided With a cam surface to cooperate With the cam surface of the base block, a guideivay formed on the reciprocating element, and a lug on the base block to ride in the guide- Way.

6. In a device of the class described, a stationary element including` a base block, a tubulaireciprocating` element formed to serve as a reservoir for Huid, and resilient means to maintain the reciprocating element in a predetermined position, said reciprocating element being provided with a port to permit fluid to How to the exterior of the reciprocating element and lubricate the movable parts.

7. In a device of the class described, a casing, a hollow stem adapted to reciprocate therein, means to prevent rotative movementI of the stem, a casing plate to close an end of the stem and form a reservoir, a piston carried by the stem and provided with a check valve to control the passage of iiuid which may be placed in the reservoir, and a base block having a chamber for said piston to receive the iuid from the reservoir, said base block being provided with means to permit fluid'to esca-pe from its chamber When put under compression by the piston.

8. In a device of the class described, a casing, a stem adapted to reciprocate therein, a part of said stem being formed to engage an angular element carried by the casing to prevent rotative movement of the stem, and a Wear plate adjustably mounted on the casing to engage a part of the stem adjacent the angular element of the casing.

9. In door closer, a casing provided with a member having an angular guide, a stem havingl means to enga-ge the angular guide member of the casing to permit of reciproeating movement of the stem and prevent rotative movement thereof, a riding block carried by the stem, resilient means interposed betWeen the angular guide member and the riding block, a base block, means exterior of the door to maintain the base block stationary, the 'cooperating edges of the base block and ridingl block being provided vvith inclined surfaces to reciprocate the stem during the movement of the door.

10. In a door closer, a casing, a base member provided with a base block and a depending section which is adapted to extend beyond the casing, a floor plate, a supporting and adjusting block to coperate with the floor plate and the depending section of the base member to prevent movement of the base block, means to secure the supporting and adjusting block to said depending section, and means adapted to be actuated by the movement of the door to ride on the base block.

ll. In a door closer, a casing, a base member provided with a base block and a depending section Which is adapted to extend beyond the casing, a bifurcated supporting and adjusting block adapted to receive the depending section, a floor plate, means to engage the bifurcated ends of the supporting block and the licor plate for the adjustment of the closing position of the door, means to prevent movement of the supporting and adjusting block With relation to the depending` section of the base block, and resiliently controlled means adapted to be actuated by the movement of the door to ride on the base block.

l2. In a door closer, a casing, a base member havinga depending post, a supporting and adjusting block to engage said post, a Hoor plate having a slot and means to receive a part of said supporting block, and

Worm carried by the supporting and adjusting block to have its threads engage with the slot of the floor plate to adjust the closed position of the door.

13. In a door check and closer, a casing, a base member having a depending section, a fluid chamber and a passage leading from said chamber, a reciprocating member Within the casing to ride upon the base member when actuated by the movement of the door, the movement of the reciprocating member being cushioned by fluid in the chamber' of the base member, a supporting and adjusting block exterior of the casingto engage said depending section and permit the door to move around said base member, and means carried by the supporting block to control the passage of fluid through the base` member whereby the adjustment of theclosed position of the door and the action of the checking means may be effected exterior of the door.

14. In a device of the class described, a stationary base block provided with a cam surface, al reciprocating tubular element having a cam block adapted to ride on the base block, a piston carried by the reciproeating element and protruding beyond the riding cam block and extending into a fluid chamber of the base block, said pist-on having a longitudinal retracting passage communicating with the tubular element and the fluid chamber, and a valve controlling said passage.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature, in presence of tvvo Witnesses.

CHARLES V. BERRY.

itnesses z GUS MERIDITI-r, I. K. UMBARGER.

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